Fire investigators remain on the scene of an early morning fire at a rooming house in Moncton, N.B.
Robert Brine, a platoon chief with the Moncton Fire Department, says emergency responders were called to 31 Killam Drive at approximately 7:40 a.m., to reports of smoke and flames coming from the second story window of the home.
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Brian says three people were pulled out of the building with all of them suffering from smoke inhalation.
The second floor of the home as well as the roof received extensive damage due to the blaze.
Around 16 firefighters from the department were on scene.
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The Canadian Red Cross says that nine people were effected by the blaze.
The organization says they have assisted one man with emergency lodging and food. Another man received assistance for some emergency purchases but will be staying with a relative for now.
The seven others have made arrangements for places to stay, or are being assisted through other agencies.
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